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trifling

/ˈtraɪflɪŋ/adjective

उच्चारण ट्राइफ़्लिंग

तुच्छ, मामूली

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adjective
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    formal

    small and not important

    तुच्छ, मामूली

    • a trifling amount
    • trifling matters
    • They quarrelled over a trifling sum of money.
    + 2 more examples
    • It was a trifling mistake, easily corrected.
    • Don't worry about such trifling details before the exam.

    Synonyms trivial insignificant petty negligible paltry

    Opposite important significant major substantial

◇Word family
trifle noun, verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Keep the unimportant words together: trifling, trivial, petty, paltry, negligible, piddling (informal).

महत्वहीन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: trifling, trivial, petty, paltry, negligible, piddling (अनौपचारिक)।

§Grammar and usage

Usage: trifling is a lexicalized adjective; the noun trifle means something unimportant ('Don't worry about trifles') and also a sweet dish; the verb trifle with sb means to treat somebody without respect ('He is not a man to be trifled with').

प्रयोग में trifling स्वतंत्र adjective है; noun trifle का अर्थ महत्वहीन चीज़ ('Don't worry about trifles') और एक मीठा व्यंजन भी है; verb trifle with sb का अर्थ किसी के साथ अनादर से व्यवहार करना है ('He is not a man to be trifled with')।